Sanitary toilet seat



y 1939 c. P. CRAWFORD SANITARY TOILET SEAT Filed Oct. 2, 1937 C. P.flazz f'ami IN VEN TOR.

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atentecl May 30, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application October 2,

3 Claims.

This invention aims to provide a novel covering for a water closet seat,to provide novel means for separating any layer of the covering so thatit may be removed, and to provide novel means for hingedly connectingthe seat with existing closet bowl structures. The invention aims,generally, to supply an efiicient and sanitary covering for a toiletseat.

It is within the province of the disclosure to m improve generally andto enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the presentinvention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the inven- 5 tion resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within 20 thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 shows in top plan, a device constructed in accordance with theinvention, parts being broken away;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

In carrying out the invention, there is provided a water closet seat I,which may be made of pulp,

wood, or any other cheap substance, it being the intention thatpreferably, but not necessarily, the seat shall be thrown away as soonas the coverings on it have been depleted. Superposed coverings 2, madeof Cellophane, paper or any other 3'; suitable substance are securedtogether, as shown at 3, and are secured at 30, adhesively or otherwise,to the seat.

The seat I has an uncomfortably roughened fixed upper surface 4 of anydesired kind, located beneath the coverings 2, and constraining anoperator to renew the coverings when the lowermost covering has beenremoved. Rough sand paper may be used at 4.

On the rear end of the seat I are mounted spring clip means 5, forming areleasable hinge connection between the seat I and the hinge journal 6of a Water closet bowl 1. The seat, therefore, may be assembled readilywith the bowl, in without the use of tools.

' The seat I has an opening 8 at the front. The

coverings 2 are weakened along lines 9, by perforations or otherwise,extending from one rear corner III of the seat, along one outer edge IIof the seat, across one forward end I2 of the seat,

1937, Serial N0. 167,066

around the edge of the hole I4 in the seat and along the opposite outeredge I6 of the seat, to form a pulling ribbon 20 extending from thecorner II] to the corner I1, and constituting a means whereby anycovering may be set free and removed.

Beyond the corner ID of the seat I, the ribbons 20 terminate in freeended tabs I8. Adjacent to the corner I I the seat I has an outwardlyextended and outwardly inclined shoulder I9, giving 10 prominence to thetabs I8, to facilitate taking hold of any of the tabs initially.

The operator simply lays hold of one of the tabs I8 and strips off thecorresponding ribbon, the uppermost covering 2 being removed.

When the last covering has been detached, the roughened surface 4 willbe so uncomfortable to the user that a new seat will be hooked in place,or a new set of coverings provided, before the seat is used again. 20

The device embodies a simple but sanitary structure, the advantages ofwhich will be obvious without extended discussion.

What is claimed is:

1. A privy seat having an opening at the front, and coverings secured tothe seat, the coverings being weakened along lines extending from onerear corner of the seat along one outer edge of the seat, across oneforward end of the seat, around the edge of the hole in the seat, acrossthe other forward end of the seat and along the outer edge of the seat,to form a pulling ribbon whereby any covering may be set free andremoved, the seat being provided near to the first-specified corner withan outwardly-extended shoulder giving the adjacent ends of the ribbonslateral prominence, to facilitate taking hold of any ribbon initially.

2. A covering for a privy seat having an opening at the front, thecovering being made up of layers, the layers being of inverted troughshape in cross section, each layer comprising a smooth upper part, anouter wall, an inner wall and front end walls connecting the inner andouter Walls, the layers being weakened along lines on the outer, and andinner walls, to form a pulling ribbon spaced from said upper part, theribbon extending in an uninterrupted length along one outer wall, alongthe adjacent end wall, along the :0 adjacent inner wall, along the otherinner wall, along the other end wall and along the other outer wall,whereby said upper part may be freed by one continuous pulling operationupon the ribbon, whilst the operator is seated on the ex- 55 coveringsif an original set of coverings has been removed, said means being aroughened surface on the seat and under the coverings, and souncomfortably abrasive as to lack the smooth characteristics of knowntoilet seats.

CHARLES P. CRAWFORD.

